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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

Cathepsin B regulates hepatic lipid metabolism by cleaving liver fatty acid-binding protein.

Simeon Thibeaux, Shaila Siddiqi, Olga Zhelyabovska, Faisal Moinuddin, Michal M Masternak, Shadab A Siddiqi

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Faecal Cathepsin B and S Are Associated With Liver Disease Severity and Adiposity in MASLD.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Simeon ThibeauxFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827.
Shaila SiddiqiFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827.
Olga ZhelyabovskaFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827.
Faisal MoinuddinFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827.
Michal M MasternakFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827.
Shadab A SiddiqiFrom the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32827 shadab.siddiqi@ucf.edu.
University of Central Florida · US

Funding

A Cell Biological Approach to Hepatic Lipid MetabolismR01DK081413 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI SIDDIQI, SHADAB A · 2008 to 2017
$2.7M
Dietary fat, visceral fat depots and agingR01AG032290 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA · PI MASTERNAK, MICHAL MATEUSZ · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG032290NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK081413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthesis and secretion of hepatic triglycerides (TAG) associated with very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) play a major role in maintaining overall lipid homeostasis. This study aims to identify factors affecting synthesis and secretion of VLDL-TAG using the growth hormone-deficient Ames dwarf mouse model, which has reduced serum TAG. Proteomic analysis coupled with a bioinformatics-driven approach revealed that these mice express greater amounts of hepatic cathepsin B and lower amounts of liver fatty acid-binding protein (LFABP) than their wildtype littermates. siRNA-mediated knockdown of cathepsin B in McA-RH7777 cells resulted in a 39% increase in [

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismAnimalsCathepsin BFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFatty Acids, NonesterifiedGolgi ApparatusLipoproteins, VLDLLiverMiceMice, KnockoutTriglyceridesCathepsin BFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsFatty Acids, NonesterifiedLipoproteins, VLDLTriglyceridesapolipoprotein Bcathepsin B (CTSB)endoplasmic reticulum (ER)Golgiliver fatty acid binding protein (LFABP)low-density lipoprotein (LDL)triacylglyceroltriglyceridevery low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)VLDL transport vesicle (VTV)

Identifiers

PMID29259130
PMCPMC5808755
OpenAlexW2779640875

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